Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Neil Lennon is overseeing Celtic's 'crumbling empire' claims Michael Stewart as pundit delivers scathing Europa League verdict
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic has reached its bitter end, according to pundit Michael Stewart. The Northern Irish boss cut a dejected figure in Prague as he watched his side crash out of the Europa League with a 4-1 defeat.
The result came three weeks after Sparta Prague had racked up the same scoreline at Parkhead, and leaves the manager's position looking more tenuous than ever.And Stewart, speaking on BBC Sportsound, believes their latest thrashing signals the 'crumbling of an empire.' The former Hearts midfielder said: "Is this the crumbing of an empire?
It certainly looks that way. It feels as if that could be the end game there for Neil Lennon. "I don't see how it turns round from here.
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